The Education of Benjamin Elijah Mays: An Experience in Effective Teaching

The educational background and achievements of Benjamin Elijah Mays are related to illustrate points about the education of Black students. Such students need encouragement from teachers, a student-centered curriculum, and sometimes more time to perform well in college than classmates who are not educationally disadvantaged. (Source: ERIC)

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Charles WillieHarvard UniversityE-mail AuthorCHARLES V. WILLIE is professor of education and urban studies, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University. He is a sociologist and past president of the Eastern Sociological Society. A baccalaureate graduate of Morehouse College, he was a classmate of Martin Luther King, Jr., and attended that school between 1944 and 1948 while Benjamin Mays was president. He is the co-editor of Black Colleges in America.